Breakthroughs in College Reading - The Promises and Tensions of Disciplinary Reading Apprenticeships

How do we help college students become independent learners in their disciplines? In this collection, the editors and contributors argue that we do so by supporting students in learning from texts, which entails recognizing reading as a problem-solving process, supporting students to take responsibility for the intellectual work in their classes, and creating strong classroom communities that help students develop identities as scholars.

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Edited by Nelson Graff; Nika Hogan and Rebecca Kersnar

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• Authors: Nelson Hogan Graff
• Assisted by: Nelson Graff (Editor), Graff Nelson (Editor), Nika Hogan (Editor), Rebecca Kersnar (Editor)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.09.2024
• EAN: 9781538198162
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-9816-2
• No. of pages: 244
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; Literacy, EDUCATION / Professional Development, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Literacy, teacher training, Teaching of a specific subject, Educational: Languages other than English, Educational: Language, literature & literacy, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / Language Arts